Sam Smith: My Pronouns Are ‘They/Them’

Sam Smith, who identifies as genderqueer and nonbinary, has embraced gender impartial pronouns.

The British singer-songwriter made the announcement on Instagram Friday, telling followers and the media that, in an effort to “embrace myself for who I’m,” their pronouns are “they” and “them.”

“I perceive there will likely be many errors and mis gendering however all I ask is you please please strive,” Smith wrote. “I hope you may see me like I see myself now.”

“I’m at no stage simply but to eloquently communicate at size about what it means to be nonbinary however I can’t anticipate the day that I’m,” they added. “So for now I simply wish to be VISIBLE and open.”

The four-time Grammy winner has been frank about their gender identification in current months. In a March interview with “I Weigh” motion founder Jameela Jamil, they defined how listening to the tales of different nonconforming folks helped them establish as genderqueer and nonbinary.

“Once I noticed the nonbinary, genderqueer, and I learn into it, and I heard these folks talking, I used to be like, ‘Fuck, that’s me,’” Smith mentioned. “Nonbinary, genderqueer is that you don’t establish in a gender ― you’re simply you.”

“You’re a combination of all various things. You’re your individual particular creation,” they added. “That’s how I take it: I’m not male or feminine. I believe I float someplace in between. It’s all on the spectrum.”

Smith ― who will seem on the soundtrack of the Judy Garland biopic, “Judy” ― has not too long ago embraced extra gender-bending types of their performances and on the purple carpet as properly. In March, they paid tribute to the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and 1990s within the video for his or her newest single, “How Do You Sleep?”

On the 2019 GQ Males of the 12 months Awards﻿ final week, they walked the purple carpet in heels for the primary time.

“There was a time the place I believed I’d by no means ever ever be capable to be myself like this in entrance of the trade or anybody,” they wrote on Instagram whereas sharing a photograph of their Gucci-designed footwear. “They’ll all the time be my virgin heels.”